(AP)

The accolades just keep piling up for Michael Carter-Williams.

Thursday, the 76ers point guard was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Team. Earlier this month, Carter-Williams was named NBA Rookie of the Year following a successful debut pro campaign, during which he led all first-year players in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

Carter-Williams was a unanimous selection for the All-Rookie Team, receiving 125 first-team votes. Orlando’s Victor Oladipo picked up 124 of 125 first-team votes. Joining them on the First Team were Utah’s Trey Burke, Brooklyn’s Mason Plumlee and New York’s Tim Hardaway.

The Sixers’ Hollis Thompson also received votes, but made neither the First or Second Teams.

(Associated Press)

The 76ers’ Michael Carter-Williams will pair with Orlando’s Victor Oladipo in the NBA Skills Challenge, which will be contested Saturday, Feb. 15, as a part of All-Star weekend in New Orleans.

For the first time, the competition will feature teams of two in passing, shooting and dribbling stations. The format for the Skills Challenge is as follows: the fastest team from each conference in the first round advances to the championship round, where the same rules apply.

Carter-Williams and Oladipo have an interesting past. Carter-Williams’ Syracuse team ousted Oladipo’s Indiana in the Sweet 16 round of last spring’s NCAA Tournament. A few months later, Oladipo made a game-winning shot with Carter-Williams closely defending him in an Orlando Summer League game. And in December, Carter-Williams and Oladipo became the first rookies to post triple-doubles in the same game while directly competing against one another.

Should make for an interesting pairing in the Skills Challenge.

In related news, Carter-Williams was selected to Team Webber for the Rising Stars Challenge. Former All-Stars Chris Webber and Grant Hill served as general managers, picking teams for the rookie-sophomore game.

On Team Webber, Carter-Williams joins Kelly Olynyk (BOS), Jared Sullinger (BOS), Mason Plumlee (BRK), Tim Hardaway Jr. (NYK), Steven Adams (OKC), Victor Oladipo (ORL), and Trey Burke (UTA).

Here’s a run-down of the other All-Star-related events:

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(Times staff / ERIC HARTLINE)

Sixers guard Michael Carter-Williams was named Kia Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month.

He led all first-year players in scoring (17.2 points), assists (7.3), steals (2.92) and minutes (36.2) for his 13 games played in October and November. Carter-Williams is the first Sixers player to win the award since Allen Iverson in April 1997.

“He’s a great player,” said the Magic’s Victor Oladipo, who was part of MCW’s draft class. “He’s going to keep working. That’s the kind of player he is.”

Sacramento's Ben McLemore won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award.